How I Started the UFC

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  • Опубліковано 11 бер 2024
  • The UFC revolutionized the fight business. Here’s how I started it all.
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    Chapters
    0.00 Art Davie
    1:20 Mixing Styles
    2:17 The Gracie Challenge
    3:03 Legal Loopholes
    4:20 The Birth of a Multi-Billion Dollar Franchise
    5:20 Building the Octagon
    6:10 Three Fights in One Night
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  • @VICE-TV
    @VICE-TV  2 місяці тому +12

    In the US? Stream DARK SIDE OF THE 90'S here: bit.ly/DARKSIDEOFTHE90sYT

    • @Duct_Tape_Boyz
      @Duct_Tape_Boyz 2 місяці тому

      Love the Dark Side Series 🤙

    • @FRANCESCOBERGOMI
      @FRANCESCOBERGOMI 2 місяці тому

      Where can I access this content from the EU? Thanks.

  • @SupremeSanda
    @SupremeSanda 2 місяці тому +136

    Shark pond and electric fence?? Dude wanted to create the real life mortal kombat 😂😂😂😂

  • @Razear
    @Razear 2 місяці тому +157

    Imagine if that electric fence idea got greenlit...KOs, submissions, and human toast.

  • @taekwondorian
    @taekwondorian 2 місяці тому +62

    I just wanna say thank you to everyone involved in creating the UFC

  • @DerekJeterrl
    @DerekJeterrl 2 місяці тому +68

    Legendary Car Salesman Ads!

  • @job7973
    @job7973 2 місяці тому +37

    Good documentary, but you cut it short, could have at least said who won first tournament, and briefly say how UFC progressed from there.

    • @JasonMcGarva
      @JasonMcGarva 2 місяці тому +3

      You can watch the whole episode for free at the link in the first comment. I just watched it.

    • @pabloqp7929
      @pabloqp7929 2 місяці тому

      Otherwise take a look at Napoleon Blownapart content

  • @jumpinmnkey
    @jumpinmnkey 2 місяці тому +43

    How dare you end it that way the moment you guys actually make legit content like days of old 😂😂

    • @EvaFull
      @EvaFull 2 місяці тому +4

      ….Because it is just a clip from the 2-part episode on the UFC from the series The Dark Side of the ‘90’s.

    • @JavierNYC423
      @JavierNYC423 2 місяці тому +1

      @@EvaFullwould you happen to remember what the episode is called ?

    • @EvaFull
      @EvaFull 2 місяці тому +3

      @@JavierNYC423 Dark Side of the ‘90’s : UFC Part 1 & 2

  • @Ben-cl2co
    @Ben-cl2co 2 місяці тому +6

    The story of how it started to where it is today is amazing. Allthough i really miss the old era. The different styles vs eachother is so cool. Now MMA is pretty much its own style.

  • @jsbmx2039
    @jsbmx2039 2 місяці тому +21

    I remember that first ufc pay per view. That was so cool to watch

    • @morpheusmedia_au
      @morpheusmedia_au 2 місяці тому +4

      that's cool, do you still watch UFC now?

    • @DagwoodDogwoggle
      @DagwoodDogwoggle 2 місяці тому +1

      I remember too. I had wrestled in high school and thought Royce's takedowns were absolutely horrible. I thought someone with a good clinch or sprawl could also box reasonably well would dominate these guys. A few years later ... Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell were using that exact strategy.

  • @leonardogranic-flores1860
    @leonardogranic-flores1860 2 місяці тому +2

    That is so insane how this all started in torrance lmao. I grew up here and redondo.

  • @dalegribble60
    @dalegribble60 2 місяці тому +2

    Still have the originals on VHS. The ones when PPV was $29.99

  • @quincee3376
    @quincee3376 2 місяці тому +25

    I miss the old school UFC with guys wearing wrestling singlets and judo gi's etc..

    • @indiglo1971
      @indiglo1971 2 місяці тому +3

      Art Jimmerson wore a boxing glove!

    • @MMAManny
      @MMAManny 2 місяці тому +3

      no u dont

    • @blastfiend7478
      @blastfiend7478 2 місяці тому +1

      it was stupid, like watching a goofy dragon ball tournament

  • @timothyrodriguez881
    @timothyrodriguez881 2 місяці тому +3

    Need longer video please

  • @Duct_Tape_Boyz
    @Duct_Tape_Boyz 2 місяці тому +2

    This was amazing. I love seeing a different look like this into the UFC. Great episode 👏

  • @RyanCoomer
    @RyanCoomer 2 місяці тому +50

    I sneak my corndogs into a buffet and then watch folks eat my corndogs thinking their from buffet

    • @chris47374
      @chris47374 2 місяці тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @Adz187
      @Adz187 2 місяці тому +3

      Very American

    • @RyanCoomer
      @RyanCoomer 2 місяці тому

      @@Adz187 YASSSSSSS

    • @Rustyshackleford752
      @Rustyshackleford752 2 місяці тому +1

      That is delightfully devious

    • @NazriB
      @NazriB 2 місяці тому

      Lies again? Miami Birds Cage Fighter

  • @jonyboyy902
    @jonyboyy902 2 місяці тому

    Amazing love ufc every since day 1

  • @stover14
    @stover14 2 місяці тому

    This guys a great speaker

  • @jesusbabi69
    @jesusbabi69 2 місяці тому +39

    This should’ve been longer. I’m ready for the next episode

    • @EvaFull
      @EvaFull 2 місяці тому +5

      It is longer. This is just a small clip from the 2-Part 1hr long episodes on UFC from The Dark Side of the ‘90’s.

    • @whatever_it_takes6691
      @whatever_it_takes6691 2 місяці тому +1

      Art has a bunch of interviews on UA-cam if you want to look more into it.

  • @powerbomb4833
    @powerbomb4833 Місяць тому

    6:46 and that man ... was Ken Shamrock!

  • @adrianberti8342
    @adrianberti8342 2 місяці тому

    So good

  • @michaelbarakat5700
    @michaelbarakat5700 2 місяці тому

    This definitely should have been longer

  • @lockethomas7165
    @lockethomas7165 2 місяці тому +2

    Where is the rest of this documentary?

  • @murfiend7165
    @murfiend7165 2 місяці тому +2

    Where’s the full video?

  • @T.C.-st8uz
    @T.C.-st8uz 2 місяці тому +4

    Well done. Hook it up with part two!

    • @ghostwalk2446
      @ghostwalk2446 2 місяці тому +4

      Lol right, "Part - 2 How I failed with the UFC, went broke and had to sell it to Dana White"

    • @EvaFull
      @EvaFull 2 місяці тому +1

      😂😂😂
      This is just a clip from the full 2-part episode on the UFC from the series Dark Side of the ‘90’s.

    • @watenallace663
      @watenallace663 2 місяці тому

      @@EvaFull lol

    • @miguelbravo1633
      @miguelbravo1633 2 місяці тому

      Where can we find the whole thing ? ​@@EvaFull

    • @EvaFull
      @EvaFull 2 місяці тому

      @@miguelbravo1633 Vice TV App, Tubi, Hulu or Digital Store of Choice.

  • @ProfessorMichaelWingert
    @ProfessorMichaelWingert 2 місяці тому +1

    Nice seeing GF Team make an appearance!

  • @guilhermeadan2329
    @guilhermeadan2329 2 місяці тому +1

    part 2 coming?

  • @user-pv2vp2ud6v
    @user-pv2vp2ud6v 2 місяці тому

    Is there more to this video? It just cuts off right before revealing Royce’s opponent.

  • @oseqq
    @oseqq 2 місяці тому

    Damn! It's a pitty you're not available in EU. I'd pay to watch you documentaries.

  • @user-ft6wo8rs5g
    @user-ft6wo8rs5g 2 місяці тому +5

    Back when UFC was real.

    • @25taylorkw
      @25taylorkw 2 місяці тому +2

      What is that supposed to mean? The UFC fights of today are not scripted ( unless you got some receipts ). Sure you can say that the UFC does favor some fighters in some way like having the judges score the fight that goes the distance in favor for the more favorite fighter ( if the fight was close to call ), and having certain fighters not getting punished for feel drug test ( like Jon Jones with the whole picograms excuse ). But just because some fighters get favoritism based off of popularity, that does not mean the fighters still have a chance to win the fights.

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 2 місяці тому

      ​@@25taylorkw UFC is fake, WWE is real.

  • @Moog1337
    @Moog1337 2 місяці тому

    Where is part 2?

  • @80srocknroller
    @80srocknroller 2 місяці тому +9

    UFC after 30 years is stronger than ever even though faces tough competition with Bellator MMA/PFL and ONE Championship

    • @HenryHardcore
      @HenryHardcore 2 місяці тому +4

      ONE Championship is so much bigger

    • @chalillo2268
      @chalillo2268 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@HenryHardcorekinda like nfl, big in the USA barely around the world!😁

    • @DS-cp3fg
      @DS-cp3fg 2 місяці тому +1

      One championship is a better watch

    • @Kxidence
      @Kxidence 2 місяці тому +4

      @@HenryHardcoreno it’s not dude lmao, they bleed money every year

    • @NotUrDJ
      @NotUrDJ 2 місяці тому

      UFC is worth 12 billion dollars. Look up what one is worth lol​@@HenryHardcore

  • @BostonBoss
    @BostonBoss 2 місяці тому +1

    This should start in a South Boston gym with Dana White

  • @watkinsjames82
    @watkinsjames82 2 місяці тому

    Where is the rest of it?

  • @jesusbabi69
    @jesusbabi69 2 місяці тому +6

    This video was so good

  • @David619K
    @David619K 2 місяці тому

    Moat, sharks, and an electric fence. This is amazing 😂

  • @LiamNI
    @LiamNI 2 місяці тому +1

    1:39 - dude, no-one is believing that hair colour... 🤦🏼‍♂️😂😂

  • @laoaganlester1728
    @laoaganlester1728 2 місяці тому +2

    Bring Back the OG UFC. Now Boxers vs. Wrestlers or Karate vs. Savate are not applicable anymore and it is very confusing!

  • @andreads502
    @andreads502 2 місяці тому

    Its gonna be part 2???? I want the whole thing.

  • @tommybui3543
    @tommybui3543 2 місяці тому +2

    OSSS!!

  • @BobKnight-mm2ze
    @BobKnight-mm2ze 2 місяці тому +2

    Damn, they got their "hooks" on me with this first episode.

    • @EvaFull
      @EvaFull 2 місяці тому

      😂😂
      Not a “1st episode”. This is just a clip from the 2-Part episode on the UFC from the series The Dark Side of the ‘90’s.

    • @BobKnight-mm2ze
      @BobKnight-mm2ze 2 місяці тому

      @@EvaFullWell the good news is I don't have to wait fora slow season to see the rest, the bad news is I'll need to go out and look for it. Thanks

    • @EvaFull
      @EvaFull 2 місяці тому

      @@BobKnight-mm2ze It should be available on either Hulu, Tubi or The Vice App/Website.

  • @Thaumic89
    @Thaumic89 2 місяці тому +1

    5:25 pirahnas could've done better,along with making great.Mortal Kombat stage fatalities...TO THE EXTREME 👍

  • @oneidawolf776
    @oneidawolf776 2 місяці тому +2

    whos the black haired guy fierri? someone tell him the gracies got jiu jitsu from japan.

  • @46st
    @46st 2 місяці тому

    Home

  • @owa2533
    @owa2533 2 місяці тому

    The 90s were the best.

  • @Skazellino
    @Skazellino 2 місяці тому

    UFC was awesome when it was still bareknuckle, no weight class, no rounds.

  • @emansfvera
    @emansfvera 2 місяці тому +3

    I feel so honored to train with 3rd generation gracie lineage

  • @i.still.function3463
    @i.still.function3463 2 місяці тому

    Is this actually based off a Vice show??

    • @EvaFull
      @EvaFull 2 місяці тому +1

      It’s just a clip from the series The Dark Side of the ‘90’s. This is from the 2-part episode on the UFC.

  • @old
    @old 2 місяці тому

    The only time vice has ever been good.

  • @Juan-tyler69
    @Juan-tyler69 2 місяці тому +1

    Anyone interested in more ufc history should watch “fighting in the age of loneliness”

    • @coryearnest9464
      @coryearnest9464 2 місяці тому

      Definitely a must watch

    • @RickyRain-ph8ld
      @RickyRain-ph8ld 2 місяці тому

      Little too left leaning for my taste but a good one nonetheless

  • @Patrick4Gooner
    @Patrick4Gooner 2 місяці тому

    It's crazy to think that MMA would be practically nonexistent in the world of sports without the UFC.

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 2 місяці тому +1

      Shooto, RINGS, UWFi, Pancrase, PRIDE, and K1 >> UFC

  • @ETAisNOW
    @ETAisNOW 2 місяці тому +7

    Vice is the last people I would listen to talk about the UFC.

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 2 місяці тому

      They had a lot of success talking about pro wrestling, so why not dig into MMA?

  • @tmnumber1
    @tmnumber1 2 місяці тому

    Can we please replace DC with Robin soon?

  • @aliabdelaziz905
    @aliabdelaziz905 2 місяці тому

    Yeah but now it’s figured out BJJ only has 1 champ currently in the UFC

    • @puffdutchtwo
      @puffdutchtwo 2 місяці тому

      Wrestling way better base for MMA anyway

  • @chrisonuttah7546
    @chrisonuttah7546 2 місяці тому +3

    Great a 3rd of an episode. Click bait Vice again

    • @EvaFull
      @EvaFull 2 місяці тому

      That’s what you call a “clip” aka “teaser” to possibly pose your interest on this subject. No different than a movie trailer.

  • @RichReportcom
    @RichReportcom 2 місяці тому

    Big mistake selling

  • @adamgrofik5470
    @adamgrofik5470 2 місяці тому +1

    Kung Fu v. Karate happened LONG before UFC.
    Tayari Casel v. John Davis

    • @khanofkhans6546
      @khanofkhans6546 2 місяці тому +1

      Ok? That's one style vs style match. The UFC let anyone from any style compete. That's what made it unique.

    • @adamgrofik5470
      @adamgrofik5470 2 місяці тому

      @@khanofkhans6546 were they the same “style?”

  • @amazon4716
    @amazon4716 28 днів тому +1

    😂 seriously the UFC is basically thai culture.
    They had it long before anyone.

  • @BoondockGore
    @BoondockGore 2 місяці тому

    That's why the gracies were set up to to win ufc #1 lol

  • @frank66818
    @frank66818 2 місяці тому

    .

  • @silencio5184
    @silencio5184 2 місяці тому

    It’s too bad it was all a set up to make bjj look like the most supreme fighting style. All the competitors were no names and even if they knew grappling they weren’t allowed to use it. And a boxer with 1 glove lol. It was all a gimmick

  • @zakashi4206
    @zakashi4206 2 місяці тому

    Created it almost put ir under the rug within years. 😂

  • @SushiTuna635
    @SushiTuna635 2 місяці тому

    I thought the Gracies founded the UFC

  • @binsaucin8223
    @binsaucin8223 2 місяці тому

    First

  • @Shads187
    @Shads187 2 місяці тому

    And fighters still broke because Dana doesn't pay them enough

  • @halasterthethrice-fried3610
    @halasterthethrice-fried3610 2 місяці тому +2

    Pay the fighters better ffs

    • @monumentsNmelodies
      @monumentsNmelodies 2 місяці тому

      He hasn't been afiliated with the UFC for literally 30 years, you absolute nincompoop.

    • @kingjoseph5901
      @kingjoseph5901 2 місяці тому +1

      Not up to him

  • @broolkeez
    @broolkeez Місяць тому

    Watching a Gracie fight is crazy boring.

  • @mericanmadesoldier2345
    @mericanmadesoldier2345 2 місяці тому

    Started the UFC and this short story is all he got from it. 🙄 Vice used to be worth watching

  • @Livefastdiehard666
    @Livefastdiehard666 2 місяці тому

    No Gracie dominates anymore. They forgot to mention how it was scripted

    • @Brando-UK
      @Brando-UK 2 місяці тому +1

      I remember when Royce came back to the UFC and fought Matt Hughes under todays rules and Hughes dog walked Royce. I liked Hughes but it was a sad day for me because I had never seen Royce lose in the UFC. He lost bad that day. It’s a miracle he made it out of the octagon.

    • @JohnnytheTechnician
      @JohnnytheTechnician 2 місяці тому +1

      Mma has evolved.

    • @itheuserfirst3186
      @itheuserfirst3186 2 місяці тому +1

      No, it wasn't. No fighter of the time has claimed that.

    • @ghostwalk2446
      @ghostwalk2446 2 місяці тому

      Says who?

    • @bigvanvader3122
      @bigvanvader3122 2 місяці тому

      It was never scripted you 💩 🤡

  • @josiericaro3347
    @josiericaro3347 2 місяці тому

    Wow such a shame. what a massive L.

  • @garybitsicas5191
    @garybitsicas5191 2 місяці тому +2

    "How I Started the UFC" but didn't have the vision to make it what it is today.

    • @Adz187
      @Adz187 2 місяці тому +10

      Everything starts from somewhere. No Need to be so arrogant!!

    • @AnyoneCanSee
      @AnyoneCanSee 2 місяці тому +2

      New events, especially a completely new sport, take years to build up an audience. Do you think NBA was as big as it is from day one? No sport was massive from day one. You don't know what you are talking about.
      He had the "vision" to create it and make it successful. Building on that is more about finance and marketing than "vision". I doubt you have created anything.

    • @josceola8979
      @josceola8979 2 місяці тому

      Oh shut up scrub

    • @NotUrDJ
      @NotUrDJ 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@AnyoneCanSeenope u just don't know the history. Art was persistent on no holds barred fighting. It could never be big with those awful fights, would never get sanctioned. This was why art started another promotion cause he only wanted no holds barred fighting.

    • @khanofkhans6546
      @khanofkhans6546 2 місяці тому

      What does that matter? UFC of today is hugely different then the first UFC events. It's almost 2 completely different things. One was single style vs single style. Now it's guys training every element to be more complete as a fighter to have a better chance at winning. Without this original UFC we may not have had the UFC of the last 20 years.

  • @ronrondrewthat
    @ronrondrewthat 2 місяці тому +2

    I’m more impressed by Mark’s commercials & stunts…and in a suit 😝 🔥 🫡 💯🥋🤼 🥊 🦵🏼 👊🏼💥

  • @jsilver3142
    @jsilver3142 2 місяці тому +1

    We all know then octagon comes from Conan the Barbarian played by Arnold . Vice this is why I think you suck you guys want to manipulate stories

  • @I_Bully_The_Bullies
    @I_Bully_The_Bullies 2 місяці тому

    YAAAAWWWN 😮